RFK Jr. claimed that there have been no successes coming from HHS in the past 40 years. I beg to differ. He and his HHS lackeys, Makary, Bhattacharya, and Prasad, who spread misinformation, will be personally responsible for the resurgence of vaccine preventable disease in the U.S.

I think the RFK Jr-Jay Bhattacharya anti-vaccine partnership is extraordinarily dangerous; together, running HHS & NIH, hand in hand, they’re doing enormous damage to public health & health research. Seeing Jay Bhattacharya *praise* what RFK Jr has done to the CDC is deeply, deeply disturbing.

This was so much fun to do with @renegadesynapse.bsky.social #neurology @greenjournal.bsky.social #endalz #fdgforall youtu.be/GTOzwUALePM

FDG-PET-Based Machine Learning Framework to Support Neurologic Decision-Making

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Trump’s EPA just eliminated its entire research arm—the “heart and brain” of the agency—and is laying off 3,700 workers. That’s 1,155 scientists, chemists, and biologists gone. Less science. More pollution. This isn’t reform. It’s sabotage. #ProtectOurPlanet

My phrenology head suffered a head injury in the move — alas, he will forever have a skull fracture, but nothing a bit of ceramic glue will not resolve

Flash flooding in Chapel Hill. East Franklin St.

Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s

This is a very good thread. There are a lot of opinions about how conferences should work written by people who have no practical experience organizing a large scientific conference. The AV/contract issue is such a big thing. I can’t plug in a damn extension cord without being charged at some!

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last yr.

We're having a "scientific conferences need to become more accessible" conversation again, this time in terms of the Trump administration making it unsafe for some international colleagues to join us in the US. I'm on the Board of multiple orgs that plan conferences. Here are some thoughts. 🧵🧪🦑🌎

I spent many years on a menswear forum with Michael Anton, director of policy planning in Trump's administration. My editors asked if I'd be interested in writing something on him. I have so many stories to tell; this is only a small bit of our shared menswear world www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Michael Anton Was a Menswear Writer — And He Hated Trump’s Fashion

A dive into the weird world of StyleForum reveals the secrets of “conservative business dress.”

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Lmfao. Good lord JP is an embarrassment but this was shockingly bad even for his brand of vapid pedantry

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · last yr.

During a debate titled "One Christian vs. Twenty Atheists," Jordan Peterson loses by forgetting what side he’s on

If you are a real social scientist, it is very hard to maintain the claim that all evidence of systemic racism is not real science. Much of it is published in top-ranked peer-reviewed journals in Bhattacharya's field of economics. He can either do MAGA, or science, but not both.

Mallory Harris, PhD@malar0ne.bsky.social · last yr.

The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.

❌ FALSE: “For 20 years…we were directing Alzheimer’s research to one hypothesis. And any other hypotheses were shut down.” - Sec. Kennedy Over the last decade, less than 14% of new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Alzheimer’s projects focused on amyloid beta as the therapeutic target. 🧵(1/4)

tinyurl.com/ANPAgrandrou... Join next week for an exciting virtual grand rounds on computational psychiatry hosted by the American Neuropsychiatric Association

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“Computational Psychiatry: From Theory to Practice and Back Again" Dr. David Benrimoh is a neuropsychiatrist who completed his psychiatry residency at McGill. He received an M.Sc. in Neuroscience fro...

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Exciting! I know uses/cost will vary for UK but we did put together two related CME pieces: Biomarker training: kuadrc.org/bhb-training For more comprehensive cognitive evals (putting ptau217 into greater context) see my series: PCP training: kuadrc.org/pcpguidebook

The reckoning for Trump’s tariffs is coming and he’s going to try and calm down a panicked nation with a brain full of moldy pudding.

After an “update in cognitive & behavioral neurology” talk at AAN, I was asked to chat on the Neurology podcast (also no bsky but my request to change that has been noted!) about some of the content. We focused on plasma biomarkers. Still can’t listen to myself lol. youtu.be/7wWOrZenplQ?...

Understanding Blood-Based Biomarkers in Alzheimer Disease

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The American Neuropsychiatric Association (No bsky, yet..) dementia special interest group, which I've been the leader of for a number of years, has been working on a two part series for the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. Part 1 here. www.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

Antiamyloid Monoclonal Antibodies in Alzheimer’s Disease, Part 1: Patient Selection | The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

The availability of monoclonal antibodies directed against amyloid beta, for use as disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), represented a major shift in the field of AD research and ...

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The only description of VP I’ll be accepting today or for the foreseeable future

Edward Nirenberg@enirenberg.bsky.social · last yr.

tl;dr- egotistical edgelord intoxicatingly enamored with the (false) idea that he's far smarter than everyone else and therefore superior

i am tired of being told i must coddle these people. no! they are willfully ignorant! and their standard bearer, RFK, is a monstrous narcissist who is indifferent to death and suffering.

Had a great time talking to a dedicated and packed crowd of neurologists for the annual updates in neurology course. Covered the new diagnostic criterias for AD, therapeutic updates, blood based biomarkers, and the new functional cog disorder checklist.

Stacey L. Clardy@staceylclardy.bsky.social · last yr.

Dr. Trey Bateman @renegadesynapse.bsky.social of Wake Forest University School of Medicine giving a fast-paced, info-packed “Updates in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology” at C10: Neurology Update at the @aanmember.bsky.social Annual Meeting. #AANAM

Dr. Trey Bateman @renegadesynapse.bsky.social of Wake Forest University School of Medicine giving a fast-paced, info-packed “Updates in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology” at C10: Neurology Update at the @aanmember.bsky.social Annual Meeting. #AANAM

Join the #secretmission and learn more tomorrow at 7AM for a Technology Tour in the @aanmember.bsky.social education room with @caseyalbin.bsky.social, @drjmartindale.bsky.social and @jrgoldstein.bsky.social

Trey Bateman@renegadesynapse.bsky.social · last yr.

#SecretMission at #AANAM — post any pictures of yourself or others using technology for a chance to be the social medial champion. Bonus points for mentioning your favorite wrestler (#TeamStoneCold)

#SecretMission at #AANAM — post any pictures of yourself or others using technology for a chance to be the social medial champion. Bonus points for mentioning your favorite wrestler (#TeamStoneCold)

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

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"Bizarre shit" is just the tip of this iceberg. It gets *weird*.

Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social · last yr.

This is bizarre sh*t! 😲 "Joe Mercola wants veterinarians killed as he blows CO₂ gas up his rear." Exclusive Videos Show Dr. Joe Mercola’s Dangerous Ideas Whipped up by Alleged Medium www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... via @jonathanjarry.bsky.social @mcgilloss.bsky.social

Jfc what an unmitigated disaster these authoritarian thugs have wrought

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · last yr.

I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia. This is quite damaging to research and to individuals. This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...

Beginning to think our government's entire economic policy is based on the president randomly finding "Blame Canada" on YouTube one night

Jfc my brilliant institutional email is now quarantining a freaking PowerPoint from a colleague and I have to have a cybersecurity team review it after putting in a ticket what an absurd situation. It’s a PowerPoint about FTD

#HeadsUpNC, as the Trump administration looks to cut 80,000 jobs from the Veterans Administration, our state has a lot of vets — and VA facilities, including the Durham VA hospital www.va.gov/directory/Gu... #NCPol

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Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

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A legend died today. In his memory, how about a heartwarming heme #skeetorial? #hemesky #nerdalert Today the world lost the man with the "golden arm" 1/n